Decision Letter
Appeal Number: 7878
Decision Date: July 14, 2021
Associate Dean: Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Sophie Chapple
Student Email: 14sc110@queensu.ca
Course: FILM140
Term: Summer
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: POLS 243
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: POLS 280
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: GNDS 280
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: HIST 240
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: HIST 306
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: POLS 211
Term: Fall
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: HIST 329
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: POLS 211
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: POLS 243
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: HIST 200
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: MUSC 171
Term: Summer
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Sophie Chapple:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop courses late and waive the Faculty ruling that you be Required to Withdraw for Three Years. After reviewing your file, I have decided to deny your request. I am however willing to amend that ruling and ??Require you to Withdraw for One Year?.
The requirement to withdraw is invoked only where students experience ongoing or extreme academic difficulties. The ruling is not intended to be punitive, rather it is designed to provide the student with time away from the university to reflect on and remedy the factors impeding their academic success. It seems to me that to invoke the three-year withdrawal would have indeed seemed punitive, and it is my sincere hope that this one-year period will help to consolidate the gains you have made.
While I understand that you experienced circumstances that may have impacted your studies, I am ultimately not convinced that these circumstances should lead me to waive the requirement to withdraw fully. Your file demonstrates that these circumstances have impacted your studies for some time and if you were falling behind in your course work due to those circumstances, it was your responsibility to drop courses by the drop date.
Keep in mind that you will be eligible to return to the university when one year has lapsed from the time of the initial ruling. Upon your return we hope that you will take advantage of the support services available to you at Queen's. In returning to a regular course of study it will be your responsibility to take steps for the successful completion of your program and maintain a GPA consistent with the requirements of your plan. These are some strategies that I strongly encourage you to consider:
?? Choose courses carefully. As you know, achieving a higher grade in a repeated course will improve your GPA. This course of action will help to ensure you will be in good academic standing and not at risk of being required to withdraw for three years.
?? Reflect on your program choice. Are you in the right plan for your interests and aptitudes?
?? Seek out the advice necessary to improve your academic performance. Academic advising is available through in the Faculty of Arts and Science Student Services Office (main floor Dunning Hall, phone 613-533-2470) or through your Plan department.
?? Student Academic Success Services (SASS) in Stauffer Library also provides a range of services, including workshops designed to improve study skills and develop strategies for meeting the demands of academic life.
?? Continue to work with your health care team and seek out additional help from the Student Wellness Services Centre located in Mitchell Hall if necessary. That service offers personal counselling free of charge to all Queen's students, as well as individual consultation to aid in coping with difficulties of a more personal nature.
?? Consider Registering with QSAS if you have not done so already. A QSAS Advisor can assist you with both your health and your academics.
?? If you encounter extenuating circumstances that inhibit your ability to complete course work, consider seeking Academic Consideration. More information is available at: https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/accommodations
Upon your return I strongly encourage you to pause during week 7 of each term and assess your progress in your courses. If you have fallen behind in your course work, you should drop courses by week 8 of each term.
If you wish to appeal the Associate Dean??s decision to the Board of Studies, information and deadlines can be found at www.queensu.ca/artsci/students-at-queens/academic-appeals (click on ??Board of Studies?). You may contact the Office of the University Ombudsperson for information about student rights and responsibilities as well as guidance on policy and procedure (www.queensu.ca/ombuds).
Yours sincerely,
Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
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Decision Date: July 14, 2021
Associate Dean: Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Student Name: Sophie Chapple
Student Email: 14sc110@queensu.ca
Course: FILM140
Term: Summer
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: POLS 243
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: POLS 280
Term: Fall
Year: 2016
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: GNDS 280
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: HIST 240
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: HIST 306
Term: Winter
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: POLS 211
Term: Fall
Year: 2017
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: HIST 329
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: POLS 211
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: POLS 243
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: HIST 200
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Course: MUSC 171
Term: Summer
Year: 2019
Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Dear Sophie Chapple:
I have carefully considered your appeal to drop courses late and waive the Faculty ruling that you be Required to Withdraw for Three Years. After reviewing your file, I have decided to deny your request. I am however willing to amend that ruling and ??Require you to Withdraw for One Year?.
The requirement to withdraw is invoked only where students experience ongoing or extreme academic difficulties. The ruling is not intended to be punitive, rather it is designed to provide the student with time away from the university to reflect on and remedy the factors impeding their academic success. It seems to me that to invoke the three-year withdrawal would have indeed seemed punitive, and it is my sincere hope that this one-year period will help to consolidate the gains you have made.
While I understand that you experienced circumstances that may have impacted your studies, I am ultimately not convinced that these circumstances should lead me to waive the requirement to withdraw fully. Your file demonstrates that these circumstances have impacted your studies for some time and if you were falling behind in your course work due to those circumstances, it was your responsibility to drop courses by the drop date.
Keep in mind that you will be eligible to return to the university when one year has lapsed from the time of the initial ruling. Upon your return we hope that you will take advantage of the support services available to you at Queen's. In returning to a regular course of study it will be your responsibility to take steps for the successful completion of your program and maintain a GPA consistent with the requirements of your plan. These are some strategies that I strongly encourage you to consider:
?? Choose courses carefully. As you know, achieving a higher grade in a repeated course will improve your GPA. This course of action will help to ensure you will be in good academic standing and not at risk of being required to withdraw for three years.
?? Reflect on your program choice. Are you in the right plan for your interests and aptitudes?
?? Seek out the advice necessary to improve your academic performance. Academic advising is available through in the Faculty of Arts and Science Student Services Office (main floor Dunning Hall, phone 613-533-2470) or through your Plan department.
?? Student Academic Success Services (SASS) in Stauffer Library also provides a range of services, including workshops designed to improve study skills and develop strategies for meeting the demands of academic life.
?? Continue to work with your health care team and seek out additional help from the Student Wellness Services Centre located in Mitchell Hall if necessary. That service offers personal counselling free of charge to all Queen's students, as well as individual consultation to aid in coping with difficulties of a more personal nature.
?? Consider Registering with QSAS if you have not done so already. A QSAS Advisor can assist you with both your health and your academics.
?? If you encounter extenuating circumstances that inhibit your ability to complete course work, consider seeking Academic Consideration. More information is available at: https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/accommodations
Upon your return I strongly encourage you to pause during week 7 of each term and assess your progress in your courses. If you have fallen behind in your course work, you should drop courses by week 8 of each term.
If you wish to appeal the Associate Dean??s decision to the Board of Studies, information and deadlines can be found at www.queensu.ca/artsci/students-at-queens/academic-appeals (click on ??Board of Studies?). You may contact the Office of the University Ombudsperson for information about student rights and responsibilities as well as guidance on policy and procedure (www.queensu.ca/ombuds).
Yours sincerely,
Jill Atkinson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean (Academic)
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